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Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2014 6:37 pm**

Welcome in Kyle
It should tell you in forum help & guidelines but be buggered if I've read anything in there other than how to post pic 's & I need to put a bloody short cut to that on me desktop .
Now you've done a newbie poster you might be ok to try again .
Why not post a bit more about your biking history & get some pic's up

Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2014 6:51 pm**

Welcome Kyle 2010 is a good year for the banger. Get some pics up fella

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Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2014 7:42 pm**

kylezx7r wrote:Hi Guys
thanks for the welcome
Riding experience, well I've been riding bikes since I was a grasshopper and Over the past 10 years or so I have owned every model of R1 ever produced and have toured all over Europe on them, had countless trips to nurburgring and have discovered some of the best roads ever in northern spain. I currently have a 2010 14B in the FIAT Yamaha colours number 114 of 250 officially produced in those colours. I love it more than the wife but not as much as the kids,

I have looked to see how to ad a photo to this message but cant find how, (I'm blatantly a forum virgin)

helps on its way buddy , you'll need photobucket or something similar ! or if your on your on a mobile tappatalk .

here you go bud have a gander at this . . . .
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=144

Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2014 7:42 pm**

Welcome to the forum Kyke. If you have a smart phone or tablet get tapatalk and uploading pics is easy. If not get photobucket and you'll be able to copy the URL code and paste on a thread to upload a pic

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Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2014 8:09 pm**

kylezx7r wrote:[/IMG]

Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2014 8:13 pm**

be fucked if i can get the first pic to work , i'm crap at this sh!t !
sweet looking bike , still got the cat ?

Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2014 8:32 pm**

Hi and welcome Kyle, Love the Fiat reps. Unfortunately I think the fork leg issue is quite common, so probably not down to being heavy handed...good excuse to bung some Ohlins on there.

Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2014 8:49 pm**

EBay first port of call

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Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2014 8:53 pm**

kylezx7r wrote:
petepassion wrote:Hi and welcome Kyle, Love the Fiat reps. Unfortunately I think the fork leg issue is quite common, so probably not down to being heavy handed...good excuse to bung some Ohlins on there.
You have made my day by saying it common pal.
I will get some sleep tonight after all. Felt like a right W****R

Where would the best place be to get a fork leg or am I just looking at going to Yam uk

I guess ebay or maybe ask one of the many suspension firms out there. I've got a set of forks, but probably keeping them in case I should ever sell mine and put back to standard.
But if you get really stuck, give me a shout and I may let them go just to help out.

Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:10 pm**

Have you seen these?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-R1-for ... 4adc4945c6" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Not sure if this is the correct side? Should be able to get someone to swap the bottom over.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-YZFR1- ... 2a43863ed9" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2014 10:10 pm**

kylezx7r wrote:
petepassion wrote:
Not sure if this is the correct side? Should be able to get someone to swap the bottom over.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-YZFR1- ... 2a43863ed9" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
That is the correct side but does the casting part detach from the fork tube. I had a look at mine earlier but couldn't tell if you can actually remove it or not.

Wouldn't like to have been riding that bike on the eBay listing

Maybe give someone like Maxton, FTR, MCT, etc a call, they will know. You could get the forks tweeked at the same time, linear springs and maybe piston kit.

Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2014 11:11 pm**

Welcome in mate. Love the FIAT rep.

Colin

Posted: **Wed Oct 01, 2014 6:39 am**

Welcome to the forum Kyle, you have by far the best race rep colour scheme, I love the fiat Yamaha's absolutly love them.

You are clearly into your R1's so yiu have found the right forum, we are a friendly bunch with a good sense of humour and peeps are very helpful, as yiu have seen. I'm sorry to hear about your fork, if it's a common fault, though I've never heard of it, I would ask yamaha UK for advice, if it is a common fault, should they replace it........ The worst they can say is bugger off. ... Just a thought and good luck.

Posted: **Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:34 am**

Welcome, that's a great looking bike.

The torque setting for the equivalent bolts on the 4xv is quite low. It seems very easy to break things on the R1 when tightening fasteners!

Posted: **Wed Oct 01, 2014 9:12 am**

It is quite common & I'm sure someone off this forum got it sorted by Yamaha but I can't remember who & how long they'd had the bike .
The early forks the cast bit for the spindle & calipers is bolted on from a hole in the bottom with an alan bolt that can be a bastard to get out , the guy that stripped mine used an air gun , I would have thought the later forks would have been similar

Posted: **Wed Oct 01, 2014 2:47 pm**

kylezx7r wrote:
petepassion wrote:
Not sure if this is the correct side? Should be able to get someone to swap the bottom over.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-YZFR1- ... 2a43863ed9" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
That is the correct side but does the casting part detach from the fork tube. I had a look at mine earlier but couldn't tell if you can actually remove it or not.

Wouldn't like to have been riding that bike on the eBay listing

Yeah it does come apart as i did the same with my 4c8 fork which is basically the same fork castings on the big banger

Posted: **Wed Oct 01, 2014 4:01 pm**

kylezx7r wrote:Well Damo666 I hope your right pal.mive just bought a fork off the net. The fork leg is damaged but the casting is ok. I'm planning on swapping them over if I can.
Do you know how it comes apart does it screw in?

Not quite sure tbh mate as i gave my forks to Kais suspension in Atherton Manchester as they did some work on them at the same time,im pretty sure they told me they un-screw from the leg,but they r deffo able to b swapped.

Posted: **Wed Oct 01, 2014 5:25 pm**

Welcome in mate, nice bike that.

The fork legs do split from underneath, its either a star or allen key from memory (which aint that good), If it was me I would send them away and get the forks services and springs which suit your weight, the banger has a strange setup comp on one leg rebound on the other so get a proper job done and feel the difference. Ktech do a good spring and re-valve upgrade, as do FTR etc however they tend use third party parts; Ohlins etc.

Let us know how you get on

Posted: **Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:15 pm**

Welcome in bud, well you learn something new every day as i never heard of this happening before, and ive owned R1s and been on Yam forums for years, im gonna watch points on that job now

Posted: **Sat Oct 04, 2014 3:10 pm**

nice one bud glad you have it sorted

Posted: **Sat Oct 04, 2014 3:52 pm**

Glad you hot it sorted, where abouts in the NE are you and who is the racing mechanic, I may know him

Posted: **Sun Oct 05, 2014 11:28 pm**

kylezx7r wrote:Matty even.....stupid iPad

Never heard of Natty Bruce lol Matty on the other hand

Do you know Shaun Robinson PI600 NEMRC champ..

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